Jeanette Forlano Slaw

You may have seen the recent articles about the rise in ADHD diagnosis, which according to researchers, is resulting in some children needlessly taking powerful drugs that are intended to correct a poorly understood disorder. Some experts fear the term ADHD may be "medicalise" being applied to problems in children that are actually related to a child's personality, maturity and possible situations at home. Read "Experts fear surge in ADHD diagnoses leading to over-medication."The study referred to in the article was led by Dr. Rae Thomas at the Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice at Australia's Bond University.

If you know of a child who has been diagnosed with ADD, ADHD, Autism and especially if the child is being treated with Ritalin or other ADD/ADHD drugs; please listen to this week's webinar: "Drug Free Approach to ADD, ADHD & Autism"and share it with the child's family. It could make a significant improvement in the child and the family's physical and emotional health.